The Special Education Act Article 31

Schools up to and including the senior high level shall create a team to develop individualized educational plans for each student with disability; when developing individualized educational plans, the students as well as their delegates or actual caregivers shall be involved; if necessary, the students’ delegates or actual caregivers may invite relevant personnel to participate. When the school determines that a student has needs following professional evaluation, they shall invite the professionals to participate in the discussion of the individualized educational plans, and provide collaborative consultation, assist teachers in comprehending the student’s characteristics, develop appropriate teaching strategies, and promote instructional effectiveness.Individualized educational plans for students with disabilities shall be developed before the beginning of school; the transferred students shall have their plans developed within one month after enrollment; and the first-year students shall have a preliminary individualized educational plan developed before the beginning of the school year, with subsequent review and revision within one month after the beginning of school.The individualized educational plans in the previous paragraph shall be reviewed at least once per semester.In order to ensure students with disabilities effectively participate in the development of individualized educational plans, the central competent authority shall establish relevant guidelines for schools; the process of developing these guidelines shall include individuals with disabilities and their representative organizations.Preschools shall refer to the four previous paragraphs to develop individualized educational plans for preschoolers with disabilities.